Warriors vs. Rockets Projected Final Score Revealed

The 51-24 Houston Rockets travel to Oracle Arena on Friday night to take on the 61-14 Golden State Warriors. The game tips at 10:30 p.m. ET.

It's the battle of the first and third-place teams in the NBA's Western Conference, although the Rockets are 10 games back.

The Warriors have only lost four home games this season.

Houston has dropped two straight and has six games remaining in the season after their tilt with Golden State. The Warriors have won nine straight.

These teams just played each other on Tuesday night. Golden State won 113-106 and became the sixth NBA team to win at least 60 games three straight seasons. The Warriors came out on fire, scoring 37 points in the opening quarter.

This line opened with the Warriors as seven-point favorites, but has since risen two points. The Over-Under, or total projected points by Vegas, is 230.5, also up two from its open of 228.5.

SportsLine projects a score of 122-108 Golden State, meaning we'd take the Warriors to cover a nine-point spread and would take the Under on 230.5 points.

Here are our top projected scorers for each team:

Golden State Warriors

• Stephen Curry: 34 minutes, 29.6 points, 5.3 rebounds, 7.5 assists
• Klay Thompson: 34 minutes, 25.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists
• Draymond Green: 33 minutes, 13.3 points, 9.2 rebounds, 7.2 assists
• Andre Iguodala: 27 minutes, 9.0 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists
• Matt Barnes: 20 minutes, 8.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists

Houston Rockets

• James Harden: 37 minutes, 28.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, 9.0 assists
• Louis Williams: 23 minutes, 15.2 points, 2.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists
• Eric Gordon: 32 minutes, 14.3 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists
• Clint N' Dumba-Capela: 25 minutes, 11.3 points, 8.6 rebounds, 0.8 assists
• Trevor Ariza: 33 minutes, 10.4 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists

Check out our Warriors vs. Rockets game forecast for full details.